1. Mini Lesson: Irony

2. Irony
The difference between appearance and reality, expectation and result.
A surprise or unexpected result!

3. Types of Irony
-Verbal Irony: a word or phrase used to suggest the opposite of its actual meaning Example: Sarcasm
Think of sarcastic
comments or remarks.
How are they examples
of irony?

4. Vocabulary
word!

5. Types continued…
Dramatic Irony: When there is a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the readers know is true
1) How does this movie
poster convey dramatic
irony?
2) How does dramatic
irony create suspense?

7. Types continued…
-Situational Irony: When an event directly contradicts expectations of the reader or of the characters What is ironic in this image?

8. Any questions?